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Definition of 'Trick'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) trick
a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, or stratagem intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse.

2.  trick
a roguish or mischievous act; practical joke; prank.

3.  trick
a clever or ingenious device or expedient; adroit technique:
the tricks of the trade.

4.  trick
the art or knack of doing something skillfully:
the trick of making others laugh.

5.  trick
a clever or dexterous feat intended to entertain, amuse, etc.:
This bird can do some amazing tricks.

6.  trick
a feat of magic or legerdemain:
card tricks.

7.  trick
an optical illusion:
a trick played by the flickering lights.

8.  trick
a mean, foolish, or childish action.

9.  trick
a behavioral peculiarity; habit; mannerism.

10.  trick
a period or tour of duty; stint.

11.  trick
the group or set of cards played and won in one round.

12.  trick
a point or scoring unit based on this.

13.  trick
a card that is a potential winner.

14.  trick
a child or young girl:
a pretty little trick.

15.  trick
Slang.

16.  trick
a prostitute's customer.

17.  trick
a sexual act between a prostitute and a customer.

18. (adj.) trick
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or involving tricks:
trick shooting.

19.  trick
specially made or used for tricks:
a trick chair.

20.  trick
(of a joint) inclined to stiffen or weaken suddenly and unexpectedly:
a trick shoulder.

21. (v.t.) trick
to deceive by trickery.

22.  trick
to cheat or swindle (usu. fol. by out of):
to trick someone out of an inheritance.

23.  trick
to beguile by trickery (usu. fol. by into).

24. (v.i.) trick
to practice trickery or deception; cheat.

25.  trick
to play tricks; trifle (usu. fol. by with).

26.  trick
trick out, to adorn with fancy ornaments.

27.  trick
do or turn the trick, to produce the desired effect.

Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME trik (n.) < ONF trique deceit, der. of trikier to deceive < VL *triccāre, for L trīcārī to play tricks)

Definition of 'Trick'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) trick, fast one
a cunning or deceitful action or device
"he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it"

2. (noun) trick
a period of work or duty

3. (noun) trick
an attempt to get you to do something foolish or imprudent
"that offer was a dirty trick"

4. (noun) antic, joke, prank, trick, caper, put-on
a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement

5. (noun) magic trick, conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, conjuration, thaumaturgy, illusion, deception
an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

6. (noun) whoremaster, whoremonger, john, trick
a prostitute's customer

7. (verb) trick
(card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner

8. (verb) flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on
deceive somebody
"We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"

Definition of 'Trick'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) trick
sth you do to sb to deceive them or as a joke
to play a trick on sb; a cynical trick to steal from an old woman

2. trick
a special way of doing sth so that it is successful
There's a trick to growing strawberries in pots.

3. trick
an action in which you perform magic
a magic trick

4. (verb) trick
to do sth to deceive sb
He tricked me into paying for something that was free.

Definition of 'Trick'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) Trick
an artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in trade

2. (adj) Trick
a sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks

3. (adj) Trick
mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks of boys

4. (adj) Trick
a particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as, a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning

5. (adj) Trick
a knot, braid, or plait of hair

6. (adj) Trick
the whole number of cards played in one round, and consisting of as many cards as there are players

7. (adj) Trick
a turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours

8. (adj) Trick
a toy; a trifle; a plaything

9. (verb) Trick
to deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a horse

10. (verb) Trick
to dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically; -- often followed by up, off, or out

11. (verb) Trick
to draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry

Translation of 'Trick'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.
Afrikaans: truuk, misleiding	Arabic: حيلَه	Bulgarian: хитрост
Brazilian: truque	Czech: lest	German: der Trick
Danish: trick	Greek: κόλπο, τέχνασμα	Spanish: truco, trampa, engaño
Estonian: kavalus, knihv	Farsi: حیله؛ کلک	Finnish: kepponen
French: ruse, tour	Hebrew: תַּכסִיס	Hindi: ट्रिक
Croatian: lukavština, smicalica	Hungarian: trükk; tréfa	Indonesian: tipuan
Icelandic: bragð, brella	Italian: trucco, stratagemma	Japanese: たくらみ
Korean: 속임수	Lithuanian: gudrybė	Latvian: viltība; joks
Malay: penipuan	Dutch: streek	Norwegian: knep, triks, kjeltringstr
Polish: podstęp	Persian: حیله؛ کلک	Pashto: غولول
Romanian: şiretlic, truc	Russian: уловка; трюк	Slovak: lesť
Slovenian: zvijača	Serbian: trik	Swedish: knep, list
Thai: เล่ห์เหลี่ยม	Turkish: oyun, numara,şeytanlık	Taiwanese: 詭計
Ukrainian: хитрість, обман	Urdu: مکر، چال	Vietnamese: sự lừa dối
Chinese: 诡计
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